Ingredients
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 large onion, halved and cut into strips
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1 red pepper, seeded and cut into strips
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1 yellow pepper, seeded and cut into strips
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3 ounces pancetta or 3 ounces salami, cut into strips
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1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
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10 large eggs
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1/4 cup mascarpone cheese (can use softened whipped style cream cheese)
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
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2 tablespoons butter
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1 loaf ciabatta, quartered and split
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4 slices fontina or 4 slices provolone cheese
Instructions
- Put bread pieces into warming oven until needed.
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat and sauté onions and peppers until tender (about 10 minutes).
- Add prosciutto and cook 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and stir in basil.
- Keep warm.
- In large bowl, combine mascarpone, eggs, salt and pepper until completely blended.
- Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat.
- When butter starts to foam, add egg mixture.
- Push eggs gently with a rubber spatula in a figure-8 motion forming soft curds. Cook until just set but still creamy and moist, about 7 minutes.
- Transfer eggs to bottoms of bread.
- Top with cheese slices.
- Spoon pepper mixture over cheese and top with remaining bread.
- Serve immediately.